Calabanga, Camarines Sur - Demographic Profile

Demographic Profile

The municipality of Calabanga is composed of 48 barangays, fourteen (14) of which are within the proposed urban area while the remaining 34 barangays belong to the rural areas. It has 11 coastal barangays. As of 2000 NCSO Survey, Calabanga has a total population of 67,408 with 25,159 or 37.32% belong to the urban population and 42,249 or 62.68% belong to the rural population. There was an increase of 8,244 over the 1995 population. The total population is distributed to 12,444 households registering an increase of 1,371 households over the 1995 household of 11,073. The average household size in 2000 survey slightly goes up to 5.4 from 5.3 persons in 1995. With the latest survey, Calabanga grew at the rate of 2.83 (95-2000) higher than the (90-95) rate of 1.63. The municipal population density is 411 persons per km². Of the 48 barangays in the municipality, Barangay San Roque has the largest population of 4,974 composing 7.38% of the total population, followed by Barangay Sabang with a population of 4,516 which is 6.70% while Barangay Punta Tarawal has the lowest population of 294 which only 0.44% of the total population. Despite the influx of various religious sects, a large segment which is 95.28% of the populace is still Roman Catholics. While most of the populace, 95.93% are Bicolano speaking. The projected population reflects the increasing population of the municipality that will have major development implications. Future planning should be geared towards meeting the increasing demands of the growing population.